amongst "life" drones. In unlockable motion-comics that are unlocked after completing each era, it is revealed that the Vulcan T'Uerell experimented on Borg corpses left behind from the Enterprise episode "Regeneration", and became assimilated. The Borg do not try to immediately assimilate any being with which they come into contact; Borg drones tend to completely ignore individuals that are identified as too weak to be an imminent threat or too inferior to be worth assimilating. Seven of Nine comments that the Borg's collective memories of that time period are fragmentary, though it is never established why that is. It is the ultimate nightmare: the free will of humanity, enslaved by draconian conformity. [31], The insignia appears at about 35:00 in the episode ", "The Best of Both Worlds, Parts I and II" (, text commentary by Michael Okuda in the collector's edition of Star Trek: First Contact. Borg commonly have one eye replaced with a sophisticated ocular implant. Drones were made from those assimilated and merged into a collective consciousness. The connection was also suggested in a letter included in Starlog no. we see a Borg apparently trying to assimilate, probe, or reconfigure a control panel in engineering using an energy interface instead of nanoprobes. By this time, the new drone's skin coloration had changed to a pale gray and mottled as some small implants began to emerge inside and outside the body. (VOY: "Endgame"), Successful liberation of an assimilated drone depended largely on the relation between the period of time spent as a drone versus time spent as an individual. Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience. The Hollywood Reporter ranked "Scorpion" as the 4th best episode of Voyager in 2016,[14] and the 37th best Star Trek episode. By the time First Contact rolls along, they've probably assimilated hundreds, if not thousands, of humans and perfected the process. When the humans return to Sedin for help, she forces them to merge with her, unwilling to allow herself to die when a union can save her life. These former drones settled on a nearby planet, where their limited medical resources allowed them to remove most, but not all, of their cybernetic implants. I can't really guess on the actual process or anything but I'm fairly sure that sometime in Voyager, Seven said that assimilation was the most painful experience of her life. (VOY: "Collective"), A neural suppressant developed by Voyager's EMH in 2377 made it possible for Kathryn Janeway, Tuvok, and B'Elanna Torres to be physically assimilated without being connected to the hive mind and losing their individuality. In First Contact, the Queen's dialogue suggests she is an expression of the Borg Collective's overall intelligence, not a controller but the avatar of the entire Collective as an individual. the remaining outer layers of flesh and skin, is what gives Borg What is actually involved in the process of assimilation? The Borg next appear in The Next Generation's third-season finale and fourth-season premiere, "The Best of Both Worlds". drone's cerebral cortex, and becomes functional within minutes in After successfully driving Species 8472 back into their fluidic space, Seven of Nine is severed from the Collective and becomes a member of Voyager's crew. In fact, in that scene in the holodeck where Picard goes nuts, the drone has a Starfleet uniform on underneath the armor. However, drones that had spent the majority of their lives within the Collective resisted the very notion that they were better off as individuals, and could retain an admiration for aspects of Borg Philosophy. They can't just create implants out of 'nothing'. You have my +1 for addressing the bit, Hot Meta Posts: Allow for removal by moderators, and thoughts about future…, Goodbye, Prettify. There are 26 major episodes featuring the Borg in Voyager, however there are about 100 if counting those with Seven of Nine.[11]. skin is typically the most time-consuming part of "unassimilation". We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. The Borg made exceptions and assimilated individuals when circumstances required it, as when they chose Jean-Luc Picard to serve as an intermediary, such as Locutus of Borg, in 2366, or to allow a small party of drones to bolster their ranks. In the Doctor Who/Star Trek crossover comic, Assimilation2, the Borg join forces with the Cybermen. The crews of the Enterprise-E, the Titan, and the Aventine make contact with the Caeliar, the advanced species that created the Borg, and enlist their aid to end the Borg threat once and for all.